Depth Charts

Connor McDavid picked up three assists with a plus-2 rating, three shots on goal and a hit over 20:27 of ice time in Tuesday's 6-2 win against the Canadiens.

McDavid was reunited with Leon Draisaitl on the team's top scoring line, and head coach Todd McLellan added Drake Caggiula to the mix. They finished with two goals, five assists and a plus-7 rating, so you can expect the line to be together for the immediate future. It appears McLellan has dialed up the right combination, although most mixes involving McDavid are going to work in some capacity.

Leon Draisaitl picked up a goal and an assist in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Draisaitl picked up the primary assist on Alex Chiasson's go-ahead goal (2-1) late in the first period. He also added a goal of his own early in the third period to cut his team's deficit to 6-3. Draisaitl finished the night with a minus-1 rating, three shots on goal and two hits in 21:18 of ice time. The 23-year-old has had a nice week, as he's collected six points in just three contests. Draisaitl is up to 12 goals and 23 points in 20 games this season. That puts him on pace for an impressive 49 goals and 94 points.

Kyle Brodziak returned to action on Sunday after missing one game with an illness.

It was not a great return for Brodziak who played 13:53 and won only two-of-10 faceoffs while going minus-one on the night. He also had a pair of hits in the 6-3 loss to Vegas. Brodziak has two goals and is a minus-seven in 18 games this season.

The forward scored on opening night and has yet to find the back of the net since. He has four points in 16 games with a minus-seven rating but does have 30 penalty minutes. He should not be in your lineup in most pools at this time.

Drake Caggiula picked up his sixth goal of the season in Tuesday's 6-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens.

Caggiula worked with Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid on the team's top scoring line, although it was Alex Chiasson and Matthew Benning setting up Caggiula's goal early in the second period. Head coach Todd McLellan has been impressed lately by the play of Caggiula, so it's likely he remains a top-six forward with some decent short-term fantasy viability as long as he can stick and produce.

Kassian felt compelled to make the clarification after his agent reached out to management after he'd been scratched a few times. Other teams expressed some interest, but he said he wants to stay with the Oilers. Kassian has one goal in seven outings this season.

Oscar Klefbom is playing a lot better this season after an awful 2017-18 campaign.

While Klefbom is still struggling when the Oilers are on the power play, he has been stellar in five-on-five situations and is completely healthy this season. Klefbom last season gave up 3.06 goals per 60 minutes in 5v5 situations as he was 202 out of 212 defensemen in the category but thus far this season he is at 1.09 per 60 minutes in 5v5 which is 12th best among the 197 defensemen in the NHL. That is a huge improvement and a major reason the Oilers are much improved this season. He has six assists in 13 games but is a plus-eight thus far.

Adam Larsson was in a full face shield Sunday after getting hit in the mouth with the puck in a win over Nashville Saturday.

Larsson's lip was cut in half and he needed plenty of stitches to close the gash. "Adam is a tough guy," said defense partner Oscar Klefbom. "Believe it or not he’s a tough Swede." Larsson has little fantasy value with only three assists in 10 games but he is a solid blueliner who plays plenty of minutes.

Darnell Nurse has signed a two-year, $6.4 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

Nurse was a restricted free agent and missed the start of training camp as a result of the contract negotiations. That's all in the past though and what little time he missed isn't likely to have an impact once the regular season starts. He'll could take a moderate step forward offensively this season after finishing 2017-18 with 26 points.

Kris Russell went scoreless with a hit and seven blocked shots in his 16:26 of ice time in Saturday's 4-2 loss at Calgary.

Russell has managed just one goal with six points and a plus-1 rating through 19 games. However, if your fantasy pool uses hits (18) and blocked shots (59) then Russell is your man. The veteran rearguard ranks second only behind Colorado's Ian Cole (60) in blocked shots. He is particularly attractive in DFS for his work in the blocked shots category.

Matthew Benning registered an assist and scored his first goal of the 2018-19 campaign on Tuesday.

"Last few games, I’ve had good looks and probably the worst of my shots goes in. It is what it is," said Benning of the goal. He also logged 18:42 minutes, which was his second highest total of the 2018-19 campaign. He had been moved up to the second pairing with Darnell Nurse.

The Oilers had a 2-1 lead heading into the second period, but the Golden Knights scored the next five goals. Despite Connor McDavid's best efforts, Edmonton is off to another mediocre start this year. The fact that the Oilers are bad means that Talbot's fantasy value will take a hit. The 31-year-old has a 5-8-1 record with a 3.31 goals-against-average and a .888 save percentage this season. He's more of a number two goalie in standard fantasy leagues.

Koskinen was making his second consecutive start, but this didn't go as well as Thursday's 6-2 win against Montreal. He has been impressive with Cam Talbot struggling in the Edmonton crease, posting a 4-2-0 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and .917 save percentage so far this season. After the loss it's likely Talbot is back in the crease for Sunday's home game against the Golden Knights.

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